Lesson 73 The record holder
A boy who played truant travelled 1,600 miles.He hitchhiked to Dover where he slept in a boat,only to find himself in Calais the next morning.A lorry driver gave him a lift and something to eat,and the boy got off near Paris.He stopped another car but,instead of being taken to Paris,he was taken to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.After being picked up by a policeman,he was sent home by the local authorities.(80 words)
Lesson 74 Out of the limelight
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed.A party of famous film stars descended,dressed in dark glasses and old clothes in order that no one should recognize them.Two of the actors carried the picnic things to a shady spot.Everyone had sat down when a sheriff appeared and told them rudely that they must leave,as camping was not allowed there.They told him who they were but he did not believe them.(77 words)
Lesson 75 SOS
A plane crashed in the mountains,but the only passengers a young woman and her two baby daughters,were not hurt.It was midwinter and extremely cold,so the woman put the children in a case,covered them with clothes and kept close to them all night.When she heard planes early next morning,she stamped out SOS in the snow.This was seen by a pilot,who sent a radio message,and they were soon rescued by a helicopter.(80 words)
Lesson 76 April Fools' Day
To end the news bulletin,the television announcer showed viewers the fields of Calabria.Here,macaroni has been grown for over six hundred years.This year,harvesting has begun earlier.The whole village has been working hard,gathering and threshing before the September rains so that the crop can be processed in the local factory.After the harvest,the famous macarone-eating competition will be held.This has been won by Signor Fratelli every year since 1991.Whth that,the news bulletin for April 1st ended.(85 words)
Lesson 77 A successful operation
Doctors have just operated on the mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C.They wanted to find out whether she died of a rare disease.After removing a section of the mummy,they sent it to a laboratory.During the operation,they unexpectedly found a small was figure of a god.Though they were afraid the mummy would fall to pieces,it successfully survived the operation.(69 words)
Lesson 78 The last one?
Having read an article on smoking,the writer smoked his last cigarette.He did not smoke for a week and his wife suffered because he had a bad temper and a large appetite.Meanwhile friends offered hem cigarettes and were amused to see him produce a packet of sweets from his pocket.When he went to a party,he accepted a cigarette which he was offered by a friend and since then things have returned to normal. Lesson 73 The record holder
A boy who played truant travelled 1,600 miles.He hitchhiked to Dover where he slept in a boat,only to find himself in Calais the next morning.A lorry driver gave him a lift and something to eat,and the boy got off near Paris.He stopped another car but,instead of being taken to Paris,he was taken to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.After being picked up by a policeman,he was sent home by the local authorities.(80 words)
Lesson 74 Out of the limelight
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed.A party of famous film stars descended,dressed in dark glasses and old clothes in order that no one should recognize them.Two of the actors carried the picnic things to a shady spot.Everyone had sat down when a sheriff appeared and told them rudely that they must leave,as camping was not allowed there.They told him who they were but he did not believe them.(77 words)
Lesson 75 SOS
A plane crashed in the mountains,but the only passengers a young woman and her two baby daughters,were not hurt.It was midwinter and extremely cold,so the woman put the children in a case,covered them with clothes and kept close to them all night.When she heard planes early next morning,she stamped out SOS in the snow.This was seen by a pilot,who sent a radio message,and they were soon rescued by a helicopter.(80 words)
Lesson 76 April Fools' Day
To end the news bulletin,the television announcer showed viewers the fields of Calabria.Here,macaroni has been grown for over six hundred years.This year,harvesting has begun earlier.The whole village has been working hard,gathering and threshing before the September rains so that the crop can be processed in the local factory.After the harvest,the famous macarone-eating competition will be held.This has been won by Signor Fratelli every year since 1991.Whth that,the news bulletin for April 1st ended.(85 words)
Lesson 77 A successful operation
Doctors have just operated on the mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C.They wanted to find out whether she died of a rare disease.After removing a section of the mummy,they sent it to a laboratory.During the operation,they unexpectedly found a small was figure of a god.Though they were afraid the mummy would fall to pieces,it successfully survived the operation.(69 words)
Lesson 78 The last one?
Having read an article on smoking,the writer smoked his last cigarette.He did not smoke for a week and his wife suffered because he had a bad temper and a large appetite.Meanwhile friends offered hem cigarettes and were amused to see him produce a packet of sweets from his pocket.When he went to a party,he accepted a cigarette which he was offered by a friend and since then things have returned to normal.